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Description |
Asia: India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: It is found in India (West Bengal and Assam), Bangladesh and Myanmar (Talwar and Jhingran 1991).
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India (Assam, West Bengal); Myanmar
Additional data:
? Number of Locations: 0
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Population [top]
Population: Talwar and Jhingran (1991) have considered this species to be fairly common. Currently the species is rare and population is declining although exact rate needs to be confirmed. This species seems to be near extinction in Bangladesh (Chakraborty et al. 2007).
Current Population Trend: Decreasing
Additional data:
? Continuing decline of mature individuals: Unknown
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology:
Inhabits large rivers generally in higher reaches (Menon 2004). Attends 26 cm total length (Talwar and Jhingran 1991).
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade:
It is a minor fishery value species.
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
Hussain and Mazid (2002) have considered this species Critically Endangered in Bangladesh without giving any rationale for this threat status. Main threats to this species are habitat destruction due to deforestation and other anthropogenic activities.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions:
No information available. Further research in population size, distribution and trends, harvest, use and livelihoods is needed.
Citation: Dahanukar, N. 2010. Labeo nandina. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T166455A6213375. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T166455A6213375.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2016.
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